FCT Admin Owes Medics for 6 Months, Threatens Sack If They Protest
Medical professionals employed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in May 2023 have expressed deep dissatisfaction over unpaid salaries and inadequate compensation for the past year. FIJ learnt that…
How Helen Iyamadiken of Brisk Africa Used Unsuspecting Job Seekers as Pawns to Scam People
After completing his compulsory one-year National Youth Service (NYSC) scheme, Samuel Jesulokorede began his pursuit of landing a paid job. This led him to create an account on Indeed, a…
ALERT: YoghurtVest, NIELB Multinational Show Many Signs of Fraud
With investors unable to recover their funds and an almost non-existent digital footprint, Yoghurtvest, an investment scheme managed by NEILB Multinational, has the telltale signs of fraud written all over…
REPORT: Lassa Fever Kills 168 Nigerians in 8 Months
Lassa Fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic disease, has killed at least 168 Nigerians between January and August, FIJ can report. The 168 fatalities are the ones the Nigeria Centre for…
Tizeti Holds On to Oyo Customer’s Internet Device 3 Months After Picking It for Servicing
When Tizeti Network Limited customer care representatives picked up the outdoor internet device belonging to Arab David (real name withheld), an Oyo State resident, for servicing on June 21, they…
Lagos Doctor Still Waiting on YoghurtVest RoI After Investing N150,000 in 2021
In 2020, Osaretin Adetola (not her real name), a Lagos-based medical doctor, was introduced to what seemed like a promising investment opportunity with Yoghurtvest. The YoghurtVest scheme, managed by NIELB…
The TUC UK Comments That Forced Presidency Into Rant Featuring Biden’s Son, Trump
Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, penned a long and impassioned statement over accusations of human rights violations against Nigeria’s leadership by the Trade Union…
IGP Egbetokun Got Magistrate to Freeze 88 Bank Accounts. FHC Barred Such Orders in 2019
A magistrate court sitting in Karu, Abuja, ordered the freezing of 88 bank accounts following an ex parte motion Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), filed on July 25,…
UPDATED: Court Fails to Entertain Isaac Bristol’s Bail Hearing
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned Isaac Bristol’s bail hearing until September 17, FIJ can report. Bristol appeared before Justice Emeka Nwite on Wednesday morning alongside Deji Adeyanju,…
UPDATED: Court Tells #EndBadGovernance Protesters to Pay N10m Bail Each
The Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail to ten #EndBadGovernance protesters charged with treason, intimidation of the president, incitement to mutiny, destabilisation of the country and other crimes, at…